Wildfires threaten thousands of homes in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two wildfires burning in parched forestland east of Los Angeles were threatening thousands of structures on Friday as crews battled to contain the blazes before shifts in the wind push them into new territory, officials said.
Former Illinois congressman Reynolds indicted on tax charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mel Reynolds, already convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker, was indicted again for failing to file income tax returns for 2009 through 2012, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
U.S. top court rules for white supremacist over sentencing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday threw out part of a tough federal criminal sentencing law for being overly broad in a ruling that backed a Minnesota white supremacist who challenged his sentence on a firearms crime.
U.S. skips Aegis Ashore missile test after target malfunction
(Reuters) – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Friday said a target malfunction caused it to abort a key intercept test of the Aegis Ashore missile defense system, built by Lockheed Martin Corp, that is due to be installed in Romania this year.
Obamacare ruling puts Supreme Court on hot seat in U.S. presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Infuriated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that kept President Barack Obama’s healthcare program intact, conservative activists and Republican presidential candidates vowed on Thursday to make the role of the high court a central issue in the 2016 presidential election.
Fire at black Georgia church ruled as arson: newspaper
(Reuters) – A fire inside a church with a primarily African-American congregation in Macon, Georgia has been ruled as arson by fire officials, local newspaper the Telegraph reported.
All nine on board die in Alaska crash of excursion plane
JUNEAU (Reuters) – All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed in Alaska on Thursday died in the accident, police and the aircraft company said.
U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.
California licensing panel to probe deadly balcony collapse
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California licensing panel said on Thursday it would investigate a construction firm involved in building the Berkeley apartment balcony that collapsed last week, killing six people and injuring seven others.
Ex-NFL star Warren Sapp charged in Las Vegas with domestic abuse
(Reuters) – National Football League Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp was charged in Las Vegas on Thursday with three counts of domestic abuse, according to court records, just months after his arrest for soliciting a prostitute.
